autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church

An autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church is a self-governing ecclesiastical body within Eastern Orthodoxy whose highest bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop and independently manages its internal affairs while remaining in communion with other Orthodox churches.

Aliases (6)

• autocephalous church ×17
• Eastern Orthodox Church ×11
• autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church ×2
• Eastern Orthodox patriarchate ×1
• institution of the Church of Greece ×1
• institution of the Eastern Orthodox Church ×1

Instances (34)

• Russian Orthodox Church ("Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Greek Orthodox Church ("Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Serbian Orthodox Church ("Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Romanian Orthodox Church ("Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Bulgarian Orthodox Church ("Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Georgian Orthodox Church ("Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Antiochian Orthodox Church ("Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Orthodox Church of Jerusalem ("Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Orthodox Church of Alexandria ("Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Orthodox Church of Cyprus ("autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Orthodox Church of Albania ("autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Orthodox Church in America ("Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Patriarchate of Constantinople ("Eastern Orthodox patriarchate")
• Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate ("institution of the Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Armenian Apostolic Church ("autocephalous church")
• Coptic Orthodox Church ("autocephalous church")
• Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ("autocephalous church")
• Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ("autocephalous church")
• Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ("autocephalous church")
• Holy Synod of the Church of Greece ("institution of the Church of Greece")
• Polish Orthodox Church ("Eastern Orthodox Church")
• Bulgaria